text_original: Leo's first success was the burning of twenty trans  ports with this Greek fire, an exploit that filled the enemy with fear of this deadly weapon of defence. In the long arid severe winter that followed, the besiegers suffered great hardships, but in the spring fresh rein  forcements arrived.
text_transcription: LEO'S FIRST SUCCESS WAS THE BURNING OF TWENTY TRANSPORTS WITH THIS GREEK FIRE AN EXPLOIT THAT FILLED THE ENEMY WITH FEAR OF THIS DEADLY WEAPON OF DEFENSE IN THE LONG AND SEVERE WINTER THAT FOLLOWED THE BESIEGERS SUFFERED GREAT HARDSHIPS BUT IN THE SPRING FRESH REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED
phonemes: lˈiːoʊz fˈɜːst səksˈɛs wʌzðə bˈɜːnɪŋ ʌv twˈɛnti tɹˈænz pˈɔːɹts wɪð ðɪs ɡɹˈiːk fˈaɪɚ, ɐn ˈɛksplɔɪt ðæt fˈɪld ðɪ ˈɛnəmi wɪð fˈɪɹ ʌv ðɪs dˈɛdli wˈɛpən ʌv dᵻfˈɛns. ɪnðə lˈɔŋ ˈæɹɪd sᵻvˈɪɹ wˈɪntɚ ðæt fˈɑːloʊd, ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɚz sˈʌfɚd ɡɹˈeɪt hˈɑːɹdʃɪps, bˌʌt ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ fɹˈɛʃ ɹˈeɪn fˈɔːɹsmənts ɚɹˈaɪvd.